Diocese of Hong Kong Island

The Diocese of Hong Kong Island is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, a province of the Anglican Communion. Its territory covers Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands. The cathedral of the Diocese, St. John's Cathedral, is the oldest surviving Western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong.[1] It was constructed in the 1840s.[2] The incumbent Bishop of Hong Kong Island, also Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong, Paul Kwong, was enthroned and consecrated on 25 March 2006[3] and 15 January 2007[3] respectively. After retirement of then-Archbishop Peter Kwong in 2007,[4] he was elected on 3 February[5] and consecrated on 26 September[6] in the same year, replacing the outgoing Archbishop.

Bishops
Name Years in office
Peter Kwong 1998–2007
Paul Kwong 2007–
  • St. Paul's Church
  • St. John's Cathedral
  • Emmanuel Church
  • St. Matthew's Church
  • St. Stephen's Church
  • St. Mary's Church
Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.
Diocese of Hong Kong Island

香港島教區
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryHong Kong Island
Outlying islands
Ecclesiastical provinceHong Kong
HeadquartersSt. Stephen's Church
Statistics
Parishes9
Churches16
Schools33
Information
DenominationAnglican
RiteUse of Salisbury
Established22 September 1998
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopPaul Kwong
DeanMatthias Tze-wo Der (elected Co-Adjutor Bishop, 21 November 2019)
Bishops emeritusPeter Kwong
Website
dhk.hkskh.org

Churches

The diocese oversees over 16 churches and chapels across Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands of Hong Kong.[7]

Parishes

Missions

References
  1. "St John's Cathedral". www.discoverhongkong.com. Hong Kong Tourism Board. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "A Brief History of St John's Cathedral". www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. "New Archbishop of Hong Kong elected". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  4. "Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui - History of the Province". www.hkskh.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  5. "鄺保羅獲選為香港聖公會大主教". www.christianweekly.net. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  6. "本地教會 第3320期". kkp.catholic.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  7. "Parishes and Mission Churches". dhk.hkskh.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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